A 45-year-old female pilot's body has been collected after a Friday plane crash in Alaska, according to authorities.

Alaska State Troopers said in a Saturday press release: 'On 7/18/2015 at approximately 1430 hours, United States Coast Guard and Juneau Mountain Rescue were able to successfully extricate Fariah Peterson from the aircraft and fly her remains to Juneau.

'Her body will be transported to the State Medical [Examiner's] Office for an autopsy.

'The investigation and crash scene were turned over to the [National Transportation Safety Board.]'

According to state troopers, Peterson was from Birmingham, Alabama.

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Pilot: 45-year-old Fariah Peterson (pictured left and right) was piloting the Wings of Alaska plane that crashed on Friday. She was killed and her body has been recovered by authorities

They said: 'The Coast Guard was able to hoist three of the injured, Humberto Hernandez-Aponte, 57, and his wife, Sandra Herrera Lopez, 60, both of Juneau; and Jose Vazquez, 15, of Puerto Rico, on the first trip and 64-year-old Hoonah resident Ernestine Hanlon-Abel on a second trip.

'All were transported to Juneau.'

The Alaska Dispatch News reported Saturday that Hernandez-Aponte and Lopez have been taken to a Seattle hospital.

According to the newspaper, Saturday afternoon the couple was in serious condition.

Wings of Alaska President and CEO Rob McKinney said in a statement: 'All of us at Wings of Alaska and SeaPort Airlines are deeply saddened by the accident, and the confirmation of the loss of pilot Fariah Peterson.

'We have lost a member of our work family, and our thoughts and prayers continue for everyone involved and touched by this tragedy.'

Family: Michelle Ramsey has said of her pilot sister 'She always told us, you know, God didn't create this whole world for us to just get in one little spot and stay there'

Relative: Michelle Ramsey is seen here speaking to a local television channel. She has said her sister saved the lives of the four people on board the plane

Passenger: 64-year-old Ernestine Hanlon-Abel, left, was on board the plane and lived

The airline said in a Saturday statement that 'out of sensitivity to employees of Wings of Alaska, the airline has cancelled all flights today (July 18th) with service set to resume tomorrow (June 19th).

Peterson's sister Michelle Ramsey told the Alaska News Dispatch: 'I can remember when we would ride the school bus she would pretend that we were flying and she would be the pilot.'

Ramsey told the newspaper: 'She was just a loving person.

'She loved doing what she was doing, and we're very grateful that she saved the lives of those passengers.

'We're praying that all of them heal and recover.'

Speaking to MyFoxAlabama, Ramsey said: 'She always told us, you know, God didn't create this whole world for us to just get in one little spot and stay there.'

Juneau police had said they received a 911 call from someone saying they had been involved in a crash on a flight from Juneau to the community of Hoonah.